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Beschreibung
These essays, written by prominent social scientists, advance criticisms of current trends in social theory and suggest alternative approaches.
These essays, written by prominent social scientists, advance criticisms of current trends in social theory and suggest alternative approaches.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgements; List of contributors; 1. Social mechanisms: an introductory essay Peter Hedström and Richard Swedberg; 2. Social mechanisms and social dynamics Thomas C. Schelling; 3. A plea for mechanisms Jon Elster; 4. Real virtuality Gudmund Hernes; 5. Concatenations of mechanisms Diego Gambetta; 6. Do economists use social mechanisms to explain? Tyler Cowen; 7. Social mechanisms of dissonance reduction Timur Kuran; 8. Social mechanisms without black boxes Raymond Boudon; 9. Is sociological theory too grand for social mechanisms? Axel van den Berg; 10. Theoretical mechanisms and the empirical study of social processes Aage B. Sørensen; 11. Monopolistic competition as a mechanism: corporations, universities, and nation-states in competitive fields Arthur L. Stinchcombe; 12. Rational imitation Peter Hedström; Indexes.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaft & Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780521596879
ISBN-10: 0521596874
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Redaktion: Hedstrom, Peter
Swedberg, Richard
Hernes, Gudmund
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 216 x 140 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Peter Hedstrom (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.12.2010
Gewicht: 0,502 kg
Artikel-ID: 104842396

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